Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face. Ronald
Reagan

The conservative movement in Minnesota is on life support -- or so the common wisdom
goes. Lots of folks predict that the elections will pull the plug. So why is
conservative activist Annette Meeks brimming with optimism? She is launching a new
organization, the Freedom Foundation of Minnesota, to lead the movement's charge into
the future -- and she believes that the future is bright. Is Meeks whistling in the
dark? After all, liberals dominate the Minnesota Legislature and the state's
constitutional offices, while our center-right governor held on by his fingernails in
the 2006 elections. "I'll bet there are more Minnesotans who call themselves
conservative, libertarian or free market today than in 1980, when Ronald Reagan was
elected president," Meeks responded. "But people are dispirited because they conflate
election cycles with the health of the conservative movement, and they get their news
from the Chinese water torture -- the steady drip, drip -- of the liberal media. The
conservative movement transcends that. It's a vision of personal responsibility,
economic freedom and limited government."

Tea Party Candidates Michigan

Michigan will elect their tea party candidates in
the Michigan Primary on August 7, 2012.

Clark Durant US Senate - Conservative Tea Party Choice

Gary Glenn's endorses and is uniting conservative behind Clark
Durant for U.S. Senate. Michigan For Conservative Senate (MI4CS), a groundbreaking
coalition of a majority of Michigan's TEA Party and Liberty groups
from across the entire state, supports their endorsed candidate Gary Glenn in his
decision to throw his support behind conservative pro life Clark Durant.

An interesting primary battle is brewing in Michigan's 11th
district. Nancy Cassis, who has the support of the Michigan GOP establishment, has
pledged $200,000 of her own dollars to defeat conservative Kerry
Bentivolio.

Michigan Candidates for State Legislature Deb Debacker - District 41.
(Troy, Clawson) I have heard good things about Deb Debacker, a longtime member of the
state committee. She is one of three Republicans seeking this seat, replacing the
term-limited Marty Knollenberg.

Jason Gillman - District 104. (Grand Traverse) Tea Party leader and Grand Traverse
county commissioner Jason Gillman is running in the primary against Republican rep.
Wayne Schmidt. Jason needs no introduction on RightMichigan.com, of course.

Michigan elects conservative tea party candidates in the August 2012 Republican
Primary. There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human
intelligence, imagination, and wonder. Ronald Reagan

They say the world has become too complex for simple answers. They are wrong..
Info on candidates from:
http://voicesofconservativewomen.org/general/2012mnendorsement/

Tea Party Candidates in Nevada June 12 Race 2012

Vote for Nevada Tea Party candidates in the June 12 Republican Primary. Solving our
problems and keeping President Obama from regulating our daily lives will only come
from electing conservative tea party candidates.

When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat. Encourage others to
vote for NV Tea Party conservative candidates.

This Nevada primary promises to forth a new crop of conservative candidates.

Welfare's purpose should be to eliminate, as far as possible, the need for its own
existence. Ronald Reagan

What we have found in this country, and maybe we're more aware of it now, is one
problem that we've had, even in the best of times, and that is the people who are
sleeping on the grates, the homeless, you might say, by choice. Ronald Reagan

Mitt Romney - How Liberal

Mitt Romney or Obama, which is the most liberal?
Based on Romney as Governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney was more liberal than Obama!
Wow! How So?

Romney gave us Romney Care, which Obama care was patterned after. A tie on that
issue. Pushing the abortion issue? Both Mitt and Obama governed aggressively pushing
the pro abortion agenda. Raising Taxes. Romney did more to raise taxes in Mass than
Obama has done. Romney more liberal on that point.
Pushing the Gay Marriage agenda. Romney did more to push and implement the legalization
of Gay Marriage in Massachusetts and more than anyone else in the nation to push that
agenda. Unfortunately, Romney wins the contest as being more liberal than Obama. Mitt
it does not matter how much you say you are conservative, your actions as Governor were
profoundly liberal. Good Mormons strongly have Biblical moral values, are pro life, pro
family, and pro marriage. Romney has been major disappointment to those who believe in
family values, and is liberal like Obama. Still not convinced? See the documentation
for yourself at
Documentation on Mitt
Romney- Mitt Romney
A- Too many flip flops. Does Romney mean what he says? Mitt Romney President

Mitt Romney has one chance to become president of the United States. Because of his
wealth and his political machine on the ground in early primary states, he has a chance
to win the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary, picking up momentum that could
ultimately deliver him the Republican nomination. Therefore, consider this an open
letter to the good folks of Iowa and New Hampshire: Don't be fooled by this political
chameleon, this charlatan, this pretender to the throne. He's as phony as a
three-dollar campaign promise. Romney has tried to "re-invent" himself as a
presidential candidate following his years as governor of Massachusetts. But when a
politician has a record of governance by which to judge him, as Romney does, that
should serve as the real test of values, beliefs and abilities — not
empty words that actually contradict his actions.

For instance, Romney today claims to be pro-life. Yet he ran for governor as a
staunch supporter of abortion on demand. He claims today to be a supporter of
traditional marriage and an opponent of same-sex marriage. Yet, as governor of
Massachusetts, he did more than any other person alive in the United States to ensure
same-sex marriage would be the law of the land in his state.

How?

When the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ordered the state Legislature to write
a new law permitting same-sex marriages, Romney, the governor, the chief executive of
the state's government, fell all over himself to do something that was not required of
him — issuing homosexual marriage licenses. Not only did this action
reveal his gutlessness and lack of knowledge of the separation of powers in our system
of government, it also suggests he is merely masquerading as someone committed to
defending marriage as an institution between one man and one woman. Then there is
another key constitutional issue — a real litmus test for anyone who
claims to support freedom. Today he claims to be a champion of the Second Amendment, a
proud member of the National Rifle Association. Yet, he supported President Clinton's
draconian 1994 gun ban, boasting to the Boston Herald: "That's not going to make me the
hero of the NRA. I don't line up with a lot of special interest groups."

More recently, just five years ago, as governor he signed into law what is described
by some as one of the toughest assault-weapons laws in the country. Romney is one of
those politicians — not unlike Hillary Rodham Clinton and her
husband — who will do anything and say anything to get elected.
That's what certain politicians believe is more important than principle
— getting themselves elected. There's no question he's ambitious.
But his ambition to become president is based on his ability to fool the electorate,
particularly Republican voters, into believing he is something he is not.

I strongly urge the American electorate, especially the key voters in New Hampshire
and Iowa, to take that pledge with me. I know the pickings are slim among the leading
Republican candidates for president. I know the best and most qualified men running
— people like Tom Tancredo and Duncan Hunter —
have not made significant showings in the polls. I know Rudy Giuliani and John McCain
are both equally unacceptable as alternatives. New Hampshire voters and Iowa Republican
activists have a special responsibility to make wise choices. Their decisions can have
profound impact on the choices the rest of us have in 2008. Don't be fooled by Mitt
Romney. Mitt Romney http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56637 -
Mitt Romney
http://reason.com/archives/2011/10/19/mitt-romneys-lying-problem

Rick Santorum - Candidate Information

He is Catholic, and normally voted
conservative in US Senate, especially on pro life, and was very supportive of the
policies of President George Bush.

Endorsement of liberal Alan Spector.
Rick Santorum's greatest disappoint to conservatives, was his endorsement and his
campaign appearances for liberal Senator Alan Spector in 2004, over the very
conservative Congressman. Conservative voters were angry, and in 2006 they voted out
Rick Sanatorum by a 18 point margin in his re-election bid, while this brought down 4
Republican congress in defeat also. George W. Bush and his buddy Senator Rick Santorum
threw pro-life Congressman Pat Toomey right under the bus when they both campaigned for
the very pro-abortion Senator Arlen Spector. Let's see, "pro-life" Bush and Santorum
backed a screaming pro-abort when they had the chance to help true-blue friend of the
unborn, Patrick Toomey get
elected.

In a losing battle Big Pharma's largest election expenditure, half a
million dollars, was spent on Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) in 2006 who promised to
preserve the Medicare scam, whereas his opponent, Bob Casey Jr., regularly attacked
Medicare Part D as a giveaway to Big Pharma. Santorum has been on the Big Pharma
payroll for some time, previously receiving over $250,000. In addition to helping pass
Medicare Part D, he has aggressively lobbied other Senators to prevent re-importation
of U.S. drugs at cheaper prices from Canada and Europe. It was a sad day in the Big
Pharma camp to see Santorum bite the dust. Expect to see Big Pharma help re-inflate his
sails for a presidential run.

One of Bush's best friends, Big Pharma, did everything it could
to help him out. It poured in over 8 million dollars to the campaign coffers of those
in close races and those it needs help from in the coming months. Big Pharma was
particularly concerned about the election outcome, as its Bush-granted Medicare gravy
train was at stake. Under the Part D arrangement no negotiation for drug prices to
Medicare participants is allowed. This gives Big Pharma billions of dollars of inflated
profits at American taxpayer expense. It has been well documented that Big Pharma
bought this legislation in the first place, showing that politics in America is not a
process for the people but a process for the elite. Many Democrats have threatened to
reverse the Big Pharma windfall, while many Republicans like Orinn Hatch (R-UT) have
sought to protect it. Rick
Santorum http://www.newswithviews.com/Richards/byron14.htm

To his credit, Rick Santorum has a mostly pro life and pro family voting record. But
recently received only a 78% conservative voting record as US Senator. Rating of a D,
on illegal immigration from Numbers USA.
Supported Patriot Act, which increased Federal intrusion into our lives and agrees with
Obama that invading Libya does not need Congressional approval despite the fact the
Constitution is clear on the point, "Congress shall have power to declare war".

Santorum voted to raise the debt ceiling a half dozen times. In comparison to Mitt
Romney and others, Santorum has been consistently more conservative than many of the
candidates. Santorum has been a solid pro life Catholic on moral issues, but not as
much on fiscal or Constitutional issues.

Santorum has proposed a $250,000 cap on the amount victims of medical malpractice can
sue their doctors for. Yet his wife sought twice that much from a chiropractor she said
treated her negligently. "The court proceedings are a personal family matter," said Mr.
Privacy Rights, in answer to queries from reporters.

Supports allowing President ability to wage war, without congressional approval. How
about the Obama invasion of Libya without congressional approval. 7) "We have found
weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, chemical weapons." -- Santorum in a June 21 press
conference.
"[A] senior Defense Department official pointed out that the chemical weapons were not
in useable condition. 'This does not reflect a capacity that was built up after 1991,'
the official said, adding the munitions 'are not the WMDs this country and the rest of
the world believed Iraq had, and not the WMDs for which this country went to war.'" --
FOX News, reporting on Santorum's claims, which were based on long-buried shells left
over from the early 1990s.
Rick Santorum
http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/pittsburgh/top-20-reasons-to-vote-against-rick-santorum/Content?oid=1334340

Rick Santorum - Who's the Most Anti-Reagan Candidate in 2012?

Though he is a
populist critic of Big Government, Santorum shows no interest in defining principled
limits on political power. His first priority is to make government pro-family, not to
make it small. He has no use for a constitutional (or, as far as one can tell, moral)
right to privacy, which he regards as a "constitutional wrecking ball" that has become
inimical to the very principle of the common good. Ditto for the notions of government
neutrality and free expression. He does not support a ban on contraception, but he
thinks the government has every right to impose one.

The quarrel between virtue and freedom is an ancient and profound one. Santorum's
suspicion of liberal individualism has a long pedigree and is not without support in
American history. Adams, after all, favored sumptuary laws that would restrict
conspicuous consumption in order to promote a virtuous frugality. And Santorum is right
to observe that no healthy society is made up of people who view themselves as detached
and unencumbered individuals.

"But to move from that sociological truism to the proposition that the family is the
fundamental unit of political liberty," says Galston, "goes against the grain of two
centuries of American political thought, as first articulated in the Declaration of
Independence." With It Takes a Family , Rick Santorum has served notice. The bold new
challenge to the Goldwater-Reagan tradition in American politics comes not from the
Left, but from the Right.
The Rick
Santorum - anti Regan Candidate for President

Patrick Kelly for Congress , Kentucky 6th District

Rand Paul and Thomas Massie FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Tea party congressional candidate
Thomas Massie could get a public endorsement from his political confidant, U.S. Sen.
Rand Paul, in Kentucky's crowded 4th District Republican primary race.

Paul's chief of staff, Doug Stafford, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that
the Kentucky Republican wasn't pleased that incumbent U.S. Rep. Geoff Davis and former
U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning endorsed state lawmaker Alecia Webb-Edgington for the
job.

"Sen. Paul had decided to stay neutral in the primary in order to keep the
playing field level for all the candidates," Stafford said. "But with others seeking to
influence the race, Sen. Paul is now reconsidering his decision, and he'll be closely
watching the race and how other people participate in it."

Several of Paul's political aides, including Stafford, have been assisting the
Massie campaign. One of Paul's former field representatives, Ryan Hogan, is serving as
Massie's campaign manager. And Paul's father, Republican presidential candidate Ron
Paul, has endorsed Massie.

Mississippi Voter Conservative Tea Party Election Candidate

Governor
Phil Bryant (R)

. Governor Phil Bryant is our example of a conservative Mississippi Tea Party
Candidate. Election candidates information. for Mississippi primary of August 2, 2011
Democrats have virtually conceded Mississippi state wide races to Republicans. No
candidates for LT. governor from the Democrat Party. It is very important to vote in
the August primary, and in the runoff, as well as in November.
The Democrats appear trying to hang on to the local court houses, which them mostly
dominate.

Mississippi Tea Party Information Election 2012

Tea Party voters
won't blindly rush to a self-described Tea Party candidate, but will rally behind those
who have walked the Tea Party talk, said Whit Ayres, co-founder of Resurgent Republic,
a group that promotes conservative free-market principles. Ayres governors who have
balanced their budgets and cut spending could fare better with Tea Party voters than
candidates who simply pushed for such initiatives in Washington. "You'd have to give
the edge to any candidate who has a demonstrated record of accomplishment in statewide
office," Ayres said.

Louisiana Tea Party Candidate Voter Election Information 2012

Governor Bobby
Jindal of Louisiana, has announced he is running for reelection. Bobby Jindial has been
a moderate on the issues and has not pushed the conservative agenda, a RINO
Republican.
Ivo "Trey" Roberts (D) - Tea Party Activist - the Conservative Choice,

Pat Phillips (R) — District 89, State Representative
Louisiana former governor Buddy Roemer has announced that he may run for President, a
good man.
American Conservative Union PAC has endorsed Jeff Landry in the 3rd Louisiana
Congressional District for 2010. He will have a contest primary in 2012.

Tea Party Candidates in New York 2102

New York will elect their tea party
candidates in the New York Republican primary. If President George W. Bush set back the
Republican Party years, perhaps decades, a politician like Romney, an empty suit with
lots of money and good looks, could prove to be the death of the GOP if he should ever
be elected president. Today I pledge earnestly and without reservation that I will not
vote for Romney under any circumstances, no matter who his opponent might be. That's
how bad he is. That's how unacceptable he is as a presidential candidate.

You know, if I listened to Michael Dukakis long enough, I would be convinced we're
in an economic downturn and people are homeless and going without food and medical
attention and that we've got to do something about the unemployed. Ronald Reagan

Stop Patriot Act Extension - Intrusion into our Private Lives

The USA PATRIOT Act

The USA PATRIOT Act
broadly expands law enforcement's surveillance and investigative powers and represents
one of the most significant threats to civil liberties, privacy and democratic
traditions in U.S. history.

What is PATRIOT?

The USA PATRIOT Act (officially the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing
Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act) was quickly
developed as anti-terrorism legislation in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks.
The large and complex law received little Congressional oversight and debate, and was
signed into law by President Bush Oct. 26, 2001.

PATRIOT gives sweeping search and surveillance to domestic law enforcement
and foreign intelligence agencies and eliminates checks and balances that
previously gave courts the opportunity to ensure that those powers were not abused.
PATRIOT and follow-up legislation now in development threaten the basic rights of
millions of Americans.

Learn More

Does The Patriot Act Trump The Constitution? - Bob Barr

Two days ago, I
testified before a subcommittee of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee.
The topic was the USA PATRIOT Act; and specifically, provisions of the law set to
expire at the end of this month. The most problematic of these provisions allows the
government to gain access to a person's private records and other
"things," in the hands of a third party, if sought for
an investigation involving terrorism or foreign intelligence. This would include, for
example, a person's medical records, financial records, school
records, business records, travel records, etc.

Currently, under the PATRIOT Act, the government can access this private
information or other items, without any showing whatsoever that there is a suspicion
(much less, "probable cause") that the person whose
privacy the government seeks to violate, has committed any offense or is associated
in any way with a suspected terrorist or even an associate of a known or suspected
terrorist.

Among the other powers that will be sun-setted unless Congress re-authorizes them,
is the ability currently enjoyed by the government to secure so-called
"roving" wiretaps on phones without even having to
provide either the name of the person to be electronically surveilled or the precise
location of the phone(s) to be tapped. Such "John Doe"
roving wiretaps could subject entirely innocent third parties to having their
phone(s) surveilled.

My testimony was essentially to either: (1) permit the three sun-setted provisions
to expire because they are not essential to the government's
ability to investigate, uncover and prosecute allegations of terrorist activity; or
(2) at least limit them to bring them into accord with the Constitution. This would
mean simply requiring the government to show minimal evidence that there is at least
some suspected link between the person against whom the government is seeking to
access private information, and suspected unlawful activity or association with a
terrorist or terrorist organization (or a suspected such person or organization).

Predictably, the Republican members on the subcommittee present at the hearing
indicated no willingness whatsoever to place any limitations at all on these
expansive and, I believe, unconstitutional provisions of the PATRIOT Act, that permit
the government to violate a citizen's privacy and gain access to
possibly their most private of records, by doing nothing more than telling a judge
that the government needs the information because it is
"relevant" to some investigation.

Many Members of Congress talk a good game of supporting civil liberties, our right
to privacy, and the Constitution itself; but they are more than willing to allow
those liberties to be trumped in the name of "fighting
terrorism." To them, there is a footnote to the Constitution and the Bill
of Rights that says those limitations on government power do not apply if the
government says it is "fighting terrorism."

It is funny though — no copy of the Constitution I have been
able to find includes such a footnote.
By Bob Barr — The Barr Code -
http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/2011/05/13/does-the-patriot-act-trump-the-constitution/

Bill of Rights - Us Constitution

Amendment IV: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses,
papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be
violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or
affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or
things to be seized.

US Patriot Act - Abolishes Your Freedom from unreasonable searches:
The government may search and seize Americans' papers and effects without probable
cause to assist terror investigation.

How PATRIOT Threatens Online Civil Liberties

Under PATRIOT, civil liberties, especially privacy rights, have taken a severe
blow:

The law dramatically expands the ability of states and the Federal
Government to conduct surveillance of American citizens. The Government can
monitor an individual's web surfing records, use roving wiretaps to monitor phone
calls made by individuals "proximate" to the primary person being tapped, access
Internet Service Provider records, and monitor the private records of people
involved in legitimate protests.

PATRIOT is not limited to terrorism. The Government can add samples to
DNA databases for individuals convicted of "any crime of violence." Government
spying on suspected computer trespassers (not just terrorist suspects) requires no
court order. Wiretaps are now allowed for any suspected violation of the Computer
Fraud and Abuse Act, offering possibilities for Government spying on any computer
user.

Foreign and domestic intelligence agencies can more easily spy on
Americans. Powers under the existing Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
(FISA) have been broadened to allow for increased surveillance opportunities. FISA
standards are lower than the constitutional standard applied by the courts in
regular investigations. PATRIOT partially repeals legislation enacted in the 1970s
that prohibited pervasive surveillance of Americans.

PATRIOT eliminates Government accountability. While PATRIOT freely
eliminates privacy rights for individual Americans, it creates more secrecy for
Government activities, making it extremely difficult to know about actions the
Government is taking.

PATRIOT authorizes the use of "sneak and peek" search warrants in connection
with any federal crime, including misdemeanors. A "sneak and peek" warrant
authorizes law enforcement officers to enter private premises without the
occupant's permission or knowledge and without informing the occupant that such a
search was conducted.

The Department of Justice, with little input from Congress and the American
people, is developing follow-on legislation - the Domestic Security Enhancement
Act (nicknamed Patriot II) -- which would greatly expand PATRIOT's already sweeping
powers.

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It does not matter if you are walking, driving around, or riding on the bus or
car. You are bound to run into cars with all sorts of bumper stickers. One could ask:
Why do people apply bumper stickers to their cars? There is no one absolute. Car Bumper Stickers